The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has expressed concern over the exit of teaching and non-teaching staff members from the nation’s university system. The committee’s chairman, Abubakar Fulata (APC-Jigawa), raised the concern in a statement in Abuja on Thursday after the committee’s oversight visit to some universities in the South-East. According to…
Authorities in Nigeria have launched a manhunt following the brutal killing of a 56-year-old farmer, Henry Oyagbomwan, who was murdered by five of his farm workers after a fruit sale in Edo State. The incident occurred on 13 May in Igueze village, located in Ovia Northeast Local Government Area. Local police report that Oyagbomwan had…
Columbia University announced Tuesday that it will lay off nearly 180 staff members following President Donald Trump’s decision to revoke $400 million in federal funding. The funding cut is reportedly in response to the university’s handling of student protests against the war in Gaza. According to a statement from the university, the layoffs represent approximately…
The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday arrested Mr Chinenye Duru, a Polaris Bank staff, in a Federal High Court in Abuja. The arrest came shortly after Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned an alleged fraud charge filed by the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police against Polaris Bank Plc and Duru until May…
